Question about heavy cream
 

Today I found pure, organic heavy cream w/absolutely nothing added. The carton says it has zero carbs. Butter is made from heavy cream and I know that it has zero carbs, but should I really trust that the cream has on carbs? All the other cartons I've seen said 1 gram per tbsp, but they also had preservatives and stuff added to them. Anyone know? Thanx.

--Cindy

Heavy cream does have carbs regarless if it's organic or not because of the lactose. If it has less then 1g per seving (that's probably 1-2 tbsp) then they can list it as 0g on the lable.

According to my carb counter, the book by Corinne Netzer, heavy cream has 6.6 grams of carbs in a cup, which means that a tablespoon has just over .4 grams (.4375, if you're the obsessive type :) ).

Karla

Thanx, that's what I suspected!

I read somewhere (can't recall right now) that if something says 0 carbs, count it as .5. And if it says <1, count it as 1. I've been sticking to that rule now.

even if it is zero carbs - it is very high in calories! I was using cream several times a day (a bit here and a bit there), and then I estimated I was using about a cup a day of cream (over 800 calories)!! I was still in the pink on the stick everyday yet I had not lost any thing in two weeks. I limited the cream (almost stopped)and this week lost 2 lbs!!

I do miss my homemade Ice Cream Treat - about 1/2 cup of cream every night!!! I am still learning this way of eating.